Reconstructing the complex evolutionary history of hepatitis B virus

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 130-141

  Bollyky, Paul L ^a,b   Holmes, Edward C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma distribution; Genotypes; Hepatitis B virus; Molecular clock; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AMERICAS; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FAR EAST; GENOME, VIRAL; HEPADNAVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEOTIDES; PHYLOGENY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032976522     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006526     Document Type: Article

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